Glove and mitten form.



A. L. CARRUN.

GLOVE AND MITTEN FORM.

APPLICATION HLED SEPT. 23,1912.

1,102,224, Patented June 30, 1914.

INN l TNTTE@ STATES PATENT OTTTTOT;

ARTHUR I. CARRON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO CARBON @c COMPANY,INC., A CORPORATION 0F NEW YORK.

GLOVE AND MITTEN FORM.

T0 all whom t may concern Be it known that I, ARTHUR L. OARRON, acitizen of the United States, of le'il Test One Hundred and Thirty-sixthstreet, New York city, in the county of New York, in the State of NewYork, have invented new and useful Improvements in Glove and MittenForms, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

This .invention relates to certain improvements in glove and mittenforms adapted to be used more particularly in the manufacture ofelectrically heated gloves and mittens of the class set forth in myPatent No. 1,011,574, issued December' 12, 1911, in which au electricconductor, constituting a heater, is incorporated in the fabric of suchportions of the glove or mitten as it may be desired to heat, saidconductors being provided with terminal contacts exposed atpredetermined points in the surface of such glove or mitten forvoluntary contact with the terminals of an electric heating circuit in amanner similar to that set forth in the patent referred to. Theseheating conductors are usually wound in the form of coils around suchportions of the fingers, thumb and main body of the glove as may berequired to properly heat the hand of the wearer and the helices andother portions thereof stitched or otherwise secured in place so as toallow the glove or mitten with the heating conductor or conductorsincorporated therein to be placed upon the hand or removed at will inthe usual manner for ordinary gloves and mittens.

The main object, therefore, of my present invention is to provide asuitable form for receiving the glove or mitten and permitting theheating conductor to be conveniently and expeditiously applied theretoor incorporated therein wherever necessary without in any way deformingor materially interfering with the flexibility and pliability of theglove thereby permitting such glove or mitten to be drawn upon orremoved from the hand and manipulated with the same degree of freedom asthough the heating conductor was not present therein. In other words,the special purpose of the form upon which the glove or mitten is placedfor the reception of the resistance wire oriheating conductor is topermit such wire to be wound or coiled around the fingers, thumb andSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application lcd September 23, 1912 Patented June 3 191.4

serial No. 721,803.

other portions of the main body of the glove at such points or linesI aswill permit a maximum degree of flexibility of such glove withoutliability of breaking or loosening the wire or any of its points of`attachment to the glove or mitten by ordinary manipulation.

One of the specific objects is to provide the main body of the form withone or more digital members attached thereto by means of a universaljoint or equivalent flexing connection whereby any one of the digits maybe adjusted angularly in any direction independent of the others andfrictionally held in such position so as to afford ample space for theimrnipulation of the heating conductor by the operator in winding thesame upon the fingers or main body of the glove.

A still further object is to utilize the same `device as a laying ofi'form to give the proper size and shape to the glove or mitten and forthis purpose such form is provided with suitable heating means,preferably concealed therein, to leave the exposed surface substantiallysmooth for the reception and withdrawal of a glove or mitten.

Other objects and uses will be brought out in the following description.

in the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a laying oil' form forgloves embodying the various features of my invention. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional view through the same form taken on line 2-2,Fig. l. lig. 3 is a flatwise sectional view through the main body andfinger' digitals of the same form. Fig. i is a detail sectional view ofa portion of the body and one of the digitals of a slightly modifiedform of my invention as used without the heating appliances.

As shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the form comprises a main body or handportion 1- and a plurality of, in this instance five, digitale, -2-,-3#, -il--, 55", and -6, which are attached to the main body 1 byflexible connections, as universal joints,i7- and -8-, so as to permitsuch digitals to be adjusted angularly in any direction independently ofthe others and relatively to the main body. These flexible connectionsbetween the digitale and main body preferably consistof ball and socketjoints which are held in frictional contact by means of coiled tension`springs -9 as shown more clearlv in Figs. 2 and 8. rlheA main body orhand portion 1 may be of any desired form, size or material, but is madeto contorni approximately to the size and form of the correspondingportion of the glove or mitten which it is adapted to receive and ispreferably made wholly or partly of metal and more or less hollow forthe reception of the springs Q and also to receive suitable conductorsl0 of an electric heating circuit presently described by which theentire shell including the digitals may be heated electrically.

As shown more clearly in Fig. 3, the main body or hand portion 1 isprovided with a series of, in this instance tour, lengthwise bores orchannels 11- running parallel witheach other and sp aced some distanceap art and in which the springs Q and portions of the conductors 10- arelocated, the open ends of the base of the main body 1 being closed by aplate or cap 19rto give the device a suitable finish and also to excludeforeign mattei' from the channels or openings 11 The opposite open endset the channels or grooves llare preterably enlarged and terminato inspherical seats against which the adjacent ball shaped ends of thecorresponding digitals 3 4 5 and G are frictionally seated and held bymeans of the springs 9 These digitals are made to conform as nearly aspossible to the size and shape of the fingers of the glove or mittenwhich they are adapted to receive and preferably consist of metal tubeshaving their outer `ends closed and their inner `ends open tocommunicate with the corresponding channel-s or liores 11 and also forthe reception of the adjacent ends ot the springs Q which areindividually attached to suitable anchoring pins l'3 in the bases oftheir respective digitals. The opposite ends of the springs are attachedto a pin or rod 14truiming transversely through the base of the mainbody or hand portion 1 as shown more clearly in Fig. 3. rlhe openings inthe base of the digitale 3,4, 5, and 6 are considerably larger than theadjacent ends of their springs Q so as to allow said digita'ls to beadjusted angularly in any direction inde" pendently of .each other or incombinations of two or .more if desired. Another object in making thedigital-s hollow is to enable ing portions of the glove or mitten to beeasily drawn over upon the same and in like manner the end of the mainbody or hand portion 1 to which the digitals are attached is made toconform as nearly as possible to the shape ci the adjacent ends of thedigitale so as to allow the corresponding portion ot the glow/*e toslide easily thereupon and therefrom. Ahe digital or thumb piece --2- isprovided with a hollow iixed metal base 17 communicating with theinterior of the angularly adjustable portions Q which is also hollow andpreferably made of metal for receiving the spring Q and a suita leheater coil l5 similar to those in the digitals 3 lt 5- and 6 The baseportion 17- is also provided with openings 1B-- therein communicatingwith one ot the lengthwise bores or channels 1l of the main body 1 toallow the coil l5-- to be electrically connected in series with those ofthe other digits-ils 8 lt 5- and 6- or, it the entire device is to beheated by steam or other means, these openings aliord channels otcommunication 'with the adjacent compartment or opening 11 which openingis in communication with all oi the other openings through a medium or"branch passages 2G- the latter passages also servirg to receive portionsof a conductor l0 lin l? ig. 4i, I have shown a portion ci: the mainbody 1 of wood or other cqmparativcly inexpensive material as providedwith lengthwise bores ll having their ends adjacent the digitaleenlarged Yfor receiving metal nipples or sleeves 2l which are tightlyfitted in their respective bores and are provided at their outer endswith spherical seats forming bearings tor the adjacent ends of saiddigitals. in this latter modification, l fhave shown a digital 3 of woodor other suitablernaterial as provided with a metal annulus or baseportion 22 having a spherical inner end seated against the sphericalseat of the nipple 21- and held in place by the coil spring A .9 f

@perationc lit'is now clear that a glove or mitten made et "knit orwoven tab-ric cr of any other suitable material, to n'fhic'h theelectric conductor 'is adapted to be applied, may be drawn over and uponthe main'body 1 and Ydig'itals Q 3 1l 5 and 6 or the thumb portion yoirlin-gers of the glove or mitten may be drawn over and upon theirrespective digitals separately or collectively and the 4electricconductors suitably seeured by stitching or otherwise in th-e form otcoils or windings around and upon the mitten and `may be applied eitherto the inside or outside of such apparel in the man ner described as maybe desired. W'hen the glove or mitten is placed upon the formpreparato-ry to applying the electric heating conductor thereto in themanner described in my patent referred to or in any other suitablemanner, each digital may be adjusted angularly away from the others toafford ample space or clearance for the manipulation of the wires andtheir attachments to the glove or mitten thereby facilitating andexpediting the work of applying the conductors to the thumb or eachfinger and also to the main body of the glove or mitten and by providingthe form with a series of adjustable digitals including the thumb, it isevident that the form is applicable for mittens or for gloves having oneor more fingers.

vVhat l claim is:

l. A form for gloves or `mittens having a plurality of digital membersindependently supported and adjustable angularly in all directions.

2. A form for gloves or mittens having a plurality of digital membersadjustable angularly and a. separate flexible support for each digital.

3. A laying-out form for gloves and mittens comprising a main bodyhaving a flexibly retained digital adjustable angularly in alldirections and heating means therefor.

Il. A laying-out form for gloves and mittens comprising a main bodyhaving a hollow digital connected thereto by a universal joint andheating means therefor.

5. A laying-out form for gloves and mittens comprising a main bodyhaving a plurality of concave seats, digitale having convex bearingsengaging said seats and adjustable angularly relatively to the main bodyand to each other and separate springs for frietionally holding thedigitals to their seats.

6. A form for gloves or mittens comprising a main body, a base member inconnection therewith, a digital provided with a socket for receivingsaid base member, and means for flexibly retaining the digital inoperative position upon said base member.

7 A form for gloves or mittens comprising a main body and a digitalconnected thereto and adjustable angularly about an axis wholly outsidethe main body, so that it is automatically retained in any of itsadjusted positions.

8. A form for gloves or mittens comprising a main body having aplurality of sockets formed in one end, digitals having hollow endsseated in said sockets, a flexible connection between the main body andeach digital so that the digitals may be adjusted angularly in anydirection without changing the axis of the flexible connection.

9. A `form for gloves or mittens comprising a main body having a conduittherethrough, said conduit terminating in a concave seat at one end, adigital member having a hollow portion and a convex bearing engaged withsaid concave scat, an anchor secured in the hollow portion of Saiddigital, a pin disposed across said conduit and engaged with the wallsthereof, and a flexible member having an enga gement with said pin andsaid anchor.

10. Aform for gloves or mittens comprising a main body and a digitalconnected thereto and adjustable angularly aboutan aXis Wholly withinthe body of the digital so that the said digital is automaticallyretained in its adjusted positions.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day ofSeptember, 1912.

ARTHUR L. CARRON.

Witnesses AMY FUENTES, Ransom E. Winoox.

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